Drapery project!

 I havent been quilting for a few weeks because!!!

This last month I have set aside my quilting and poured all my energy into making new draperies for my living room. I have 2 sets of triple windows and a set of french doors. 58 yds drapery fabric, 30 yds drapery lining, 46 yds of decorative trim. In the good old days I had a custom drapery design business with my sister. The old ones I made in 1998 so it was really overdue to make a change. The new fabrics give more of a French country flair. I think there is a pic on this blog of the green floral draperies, swags  and sheers.
New rods should be here soon. I left old rods us so I could see the finished draperies

Quilt Along progress

 Thread Head Joanne has a fun Quilt Along, we are at 7 weeks now! Last week was Ohio Star and I made 8 blocks. This week I made 5 blocks

 The blocks in the last 2 vertical rows are weeks 6 and 7

Mosaic stack and whack

Stack and Whack

 Last weekend my Guild had a Stack and Whack workshop. Lots of fun and the blocks are great. Note the pic of the cats! So cute!

THQA week 5 blocks

 Tuesday is my favorite day of the week! All because I am working on a Quilt Along with Joanne at Thread Head Blog! These little blocks are just 7 inches finished. This is a great way to feel a sense of accomplishment. Thank you Joanne!

THQA week 4

Joanne's Thread Head Quilt Along week 4. Thank you Joanne!!!

Thread Head Quilt Along

I have chosen a pretty floral paisley for the Quilt Along connecting triangles and now I have a stash of cheddars to add some sparkle to my blocks.

Alamo block for German Heritage Album

The Alamo is the last block for my German Heritage Album quilt. The rich history of Texas and San Antonio are a big part of my heritage. My mother grew up in San Antonio and all our vacations to visit my grandparents and great grandmother, aunts and cousins were centered around the historical Alamo and the Mission Trail. The Witte Museum, Breckenridge Park, The Japanese Tea Garden and The San Antonio Zoo are very fond memories. I did not know as a child that the day trips to New Braunfels took us to where Dietrich Knibbe brought his family in 1845. My Grandfather's Mexican heritage caused my grandmother to lose her citizenship when they married and it was very many years later in her life before she was able to regain it. True love for Louis Sotomayor and Ophie Gerfers was worth all the changes in her life. They had 5 children.
 The Yellow Rose of Texas always makes me think of my Mother now almost 91 years old. I will be adding Bluebonnets too! Her older sister age 95 still resides with family in San Antonio.

Sailing Ship "Brig Georg Dillus" with broderie perse floral swag. I used a script background for the focal block.

 

These blocks share information about the German Aldelsverein Society led by Prince Solms-Braunfels who purchased land in Texas for a New Germany to escape the hardships of Germany in the early 1840's. The Ship's name and Captains name and my great great great grandfather are on actual Ship's List and recorded here. The maps are Germany noting the Port of Bremen Germany and Texas as it was in 1845. The hardships of the voyage left my GGG grandfather a widower with a baby and due to running aground on a sandbar in Galveston Bay all heavy equipment and furniture brought to Texas had to be thrown overboard in order to continue to the Port of Indianola. No one met this ship and it's passengers, no supplies or lodging, the sorrowful Germans built huts of mud for protection from the elements and then faced the long journey to New Braunfels on foot.

The background fabric is a soft documentary Toile.

From Bremen, Germany in 1845 my ancestors have been revisited as I have used geneaology to create my own "Baltimore" aka German Heritage Album quilt. Every needleturn stitch has drawn me closer to my family history.

Quilt Along 2012 week 2

The Quilt Along with Joanne Thread Head Blog is so much fun! New block today, pic soon!
thank you Joanne!

Thread Head Quilt Along week 1

Today I made the first blocks for Joanne's Thread Head Quilt Along. This is going to be so much fun!
My background will be a variety of green prints for a soft blended look. Not sure about the color of setting triangles.  I have invited members of my guild to participate in Joanne's Quilt Along so we can show and tell together at our meetings!

Stitching Memories quilt show - my entries - quilts made since 2010 Quilt Show

 Feelin' Groovy Garden

 

 Blended Lizzy Mae's Medallion

  My favorite of all the quilts I have made

 

 Sanctuary king size quilt made for Allison's b-day she had to wait until after the show!!!

 Strawberry Shortcake birthday quilt for Payten Hope

 

 Bumble Bee Whirlygig

 

 Let's Go Fly a Kite - my 2nd story quilt

 

Colleen's Garden Fiesta - my first story quilt

 

Teapot Fancy - made for my Mother in 2010

3rd place machine applique

 

Prairie Crossing I made this quilt for auction in 2011 t

The owner was gracious to let me borrow it!

 

 Shannon's Dream Chair - Wing Back Chair

 

 Allison's Dream Chair - Settee

 

Kayla's Dream Chair - Chaise

 

Prairie Crossing won the category "Machine pieced and machine quilted on home machine"

 Blue Ribbon and Sheriff's Choice!

I am very proud of my first blue ribbon ever and our show was judged!!!

 

 Blended Maryam

 

Strip Pieced Batik

 

 

 Dale's USMC quilt

 

Blended Bohemian Romance

STITCHING MEMORIES QUILT SHOW 2012

Stitching Memories Quilt Guild  Duncan, Oklahoma
"Quilting on The Trail" show this past weekend. Over 150 quilts made by our members! A traveling Hoffman Challenge! Raffle Quilt give away! Coffee Can Auction! BBQ lunch provided by 4H group! Homemade pies and desserts by OHCE clubs! Mercantile with items for sale!

What a huge success!!!

 

over 450 people attended!!!

 

4H kids ran out of food!!!

 

Trail Boss Jackie Neely and her crew are EXHAUSTED!!!

 

Raffle quilt raised lots of $$$$!!!

 

 Guild Booth with Raffle Quilt

 All About ME Challenge

 Hoffman Challenge

Machine Applique winners

 Machine Pieced /Machine Quilted winner!

Sheriff's Choice winner!!!

 Sharon's cute baby quilt

Mercantile

Enjoy the pics!!! More to come!

Feelin' Groovy Dresden Flower Garden gets a Dragonfly!

Dragonfly is made with layers of batik overlayed with a deep green embroidered lace then individual dark iridescent beading on the wings in a freestyle and a heavy premade beading on the body.

The head is overlayed with a small piece of embroidered lace in a beautiful copper with dark iridescent beads in a cluster of 3 for each eye.